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   Fix: Externalizing network I/O in serverless computing [pdf](arxiv.org)

   1 points by pcfwik 11mo ago|0 comments
2. 32.▲
   by pcfwik 11mo ago

   Oh awesome, thanks for the pointer!
3. 33.▲
   by pcfwik 11mo ago

   I once considered Wren for a situation where I (to a first approximation) wanted to allow users to write 'plugins' that link against my internal C application symbols but using a language focusing more on ease of use (rather than
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   A ritual and the toxic effects of ranking(mailchi.mp)

   2 points by pcfwik 1y ago|0 comments
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   The Unix Executable as a Smalltalk Method [pdf](programmingmadecomplicated.wordpress.com)

   148 points by pcfwik 1y ago|21 comments
6. 36.▲
   by pcfwik 1y ago

   FWIW --- programmer dvorak lets you type () without "shift" but both ~ and ^ require shift. https://www.kaufmann.no/roland/dvorak/
7. 37.▲
   by pcfwik 1y ago

   Re: visualizations of lambda terms, also see "To Dissect a Mockingbird" https://dkeenan.com/Lambda/
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   Four Steps to the Apocalypse: A talk at 60th anniversary of MIT's Project Mac [video](youtube.com)

   3 points by pcfwik 1y ago|1 comments
9. 39.▲
   by pcfwik 1y ago

   makes sense, thanks --- cool project!
10. 40.▲
    by pcfwik 1y ago

    Also find it interesting that you're allowing out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic as long as no dereference happens, which is a class of UB compilers have been known to exploit ( https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23
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    by pcfwik 1y ago

    Given the goal is to work with existing C programs (which already have free(...) calls "carefully" placed), and you're already keeping separate bounds info for every pointer, I wonder why you chose to go with a full GC rather
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    by pcfwik 1y ago

    To add another suggestion for understanding the Fourier transform, personally the first explanation that ever clicked with me was the Aho/Hopcroft/Ullman algorithms textbook. Rather than talking about sine and cosine waves, they m
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    by pcfwik 1y ago

    > This is the leverage paradox. New technologies give us greater leverage to do more tasks better. But because this leverage is usually introduced into competitive environments, the result is that we end up having to work just as hard as
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    by pcfwik 1y ago

    I assume the poster is referencing Citizens United v. FEC, specifically about the government's use of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act to restrict showing of political documentaries (apparently, called "Hillary: The Movie&q
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    Voynich Manuscript(en.wikipedia.org)

    4 points by pcfwik 1y ago|0 comments
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    by pcfwik 1y ago

    Absolutely not a perfect solution, and maybe you're already using it within your Makefiles, but for anyone who doesn't yet know about it there's Latexmk[1] which is supposed to automate all of this hassle. I think at least on
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    Time Formatting and Storage Bugs(en.wikipedia.org)

    2 points by pcfwik 1y ago|0 comments
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    Guillotine: Hypervisors for Isolating Malicious AIs(arxiv.org)

    2 points by pcfwik 1y ago|0 comments
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    Non Serviam (2023)(drive.google.com)

    1 points by pcfwik 1y ago|0 comments
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    Too Much Information: What if we are writing too many papers?(argmin.net)

    3 points by pcfwik 1y ago|0 comments
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    Comments on "The average college student today"(hilariusbookbinder.substack.com)

    11 points by pcfwik 1y ago|1 comments
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    Paged Out #6 [pdf](pagedout.institute)

    306 points by pcfwik 2y ago|53 comments
23. 53.▲
    Srm – securely remove files or directories(srm.sourceforge.net)

    2 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments
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    Decoded: GNU Coreutils (2019)(maizure.org)

    6 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments
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    Spooky Fizz Buzz(quaxio.com)

    1 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments
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    A Tale of Four Kernels [pdf] (2008)(users.csc.calpoly.edu)

    69 points by pcfwik 2y ago|11 comments
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    How to Live in Paradise(cs.virginia.edu)

    1 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments
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    The Potrzebie System of Weights and Measurements (Knuth, Mad Magazine,1962)(archive.org)

    2 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments
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    Literate Programming (1983) [pdf](cs.tufts.edu)

    3 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments
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    Generative AI Should Not Replace Thinking at My University (2023)(theatlantic.com)

    2 points by pcfwik 2y ago|0 comments